Girl, man shot in West Englewood

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A man and a girl were shot in a drive-by shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood Saturday night.

The two were outside of a party about 9:45 p.m. in the 6000 block of South Paulina when a Jeep drove by and someone inside fire shots, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.

The girl, 16, was shot in the leg and taken to Stroger Hospital where her condition had stabilized, Gaines said. The man, 19, was shot in the back and was also taken to Stroger Hospital where his condition was stable.

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